Phenom II X4 945 (125W) vs Pentium Dual T4200

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2699	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium Dual Core	no data
Power efficiency	1.95	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)	23 April 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	3 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	107 mm2	258 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 million	758 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	P	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
AMT	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V

-

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W).

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2009	23 April 2009
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	125 Watt

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